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As this condition is asymptomatic, it has little effect on the disease course of patients with lung cancer. However, this abnormality must be considered when performing lung resection.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Patient 1 was a 73-year-old man with suspected simultaneous triple lung cancers [cT1c (3) N0M0, Stage IA3] in the right and left upper lobes. He was initially scheduled to undergo right upper lobectomy and systematic nodal dissection. Chest computed tomography revealed a displaced B<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> that arose from the right middle lobe bronchus. V<jats:sup>1+2<\/jats:sup> was transected first, followed by the superior truncus of the pulmonary artery, and B<jats:sup>1+2<\/jats:sup>, respectively. After the branches of V<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> were ligated, B<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> was identified smoothly. Finally, the incomplete interlobar fissure between the upper and middle lobes was separated using an auto-stapler. No vascular abnormalities were observed. Patient 2 was a 62-year-old woman with suspected lung cancer (cT1cN0M0, Stage IA3) in the right upper lobe, and was scheduled to undergo right upper lobectomy and lobe-specific nodal dissection. Chest computed tomography revealed a right top pulmonary vein and a displaced B<jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup> that arose from the right main bronchus independently. Because V<jats:sup>1+3<\/jats:sup> was resected simultaneously during upper and middle lobe resection during robot-assisted thoracic surgery, the procedure was cool-converted to video-assisted thoracic surgery. An independently A<jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup> was observed, followed by A<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup><jats:sub>b<\/jats:sub> and A<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>, which branched off as a common stem. A right top pulmonary vein was smoothly detected. Each blood vessel was transected using an auto-stapler. B<jats:sup>2+3<\/jats:sup> was transected first using an auto-stapler, followed by B<jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The displaced anomalous bronchus is often accompanied by pulmonary arterial or venous abnormalities and an incomplete interlobar fissure. A \u201chilum first, fissure last\u201d technique is often useful. 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